The Jacobites: Britain and Europe, 1688-1788

The product of forty years of research by one of the foremost historians of Jacobitism, this book is a comprehensive revision of Professor Szechi's popular 1994 survey of the Jacobite movement in the British Isles and Europe. Like the first edition, it is undergraduate-friendly, providing an en...

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Main Author: Szechi, D. 1956- (Author)
Format: Map
Language:English
Published: Manchester Manchester University Press 2019
Edition:2nd edition
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Summary:The product of forty years of research by one of the foremost historians of Jacobitism, this book is a comprehensive revision of Professor Szechi's popular 1994 survey of the Jacobite movement in the British Isles and Europe. Like the first edition, it is undergraduate-friendly, providing an enhanced chronology, a convenient introduction to the historiography and a narrative of the history of Jacobitism, alongside topics specifically designed to engage student interest. This includes Jacobitism as a uniting force among the pirates of the Caribbean and as a key element in sustaining Irish peasant resistance to English colonial rule. As the only comprehensive introduction to the field, the book will be essential reading for all those interested in early modern British and European politics
Physical Description:xxxix, 301 Seiten 3 Karten, 10 Portraits 22 cm
ISBN:9781526139665
1526139669
9781526123183
1526123185

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